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In case anyone actually missed Tyler Hamilton’s interview on 60 Minutes last night: Tyler Hamilton Interview, part 1: Tyler Hamilton Interview, part 2: 60 Minutes Overtime Interview with Scott Pelley: Every person (with the exception of Fernando Escartin) who has finished on the podium at the Tour de France with Lance Armstrong [...] “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” — The Olympic Creed Well, the UCI has shown they are being run by idiots once again. Getting rid of the individual pursuit is like the IAAF getting ride of the 1500 metre race. Honestly, I’d rather see the UCI get rid of the team sprint, which is truly one of the most boring events I have ever seen. [...] The top two stories on the New York Times at the moment: Georgia and Russia Nearing All-Out War – NYTimes.com As Russia moved in more forces and continued aerial bombing, it appeared determined to occupy the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In Phelps’s First Event, Gold Medal and a World Record – NYTimes.com [...] Million dollar Olympic bike | Video | Reuters.com Jun 3 – Cycle maker Koga Miyata is hoping that a one million dollar bike built for Dutch track cyclist Theo Bos will secure him a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics Koga has spent three and a half years developing a revolutionary frame for Bos, [...] China doctors the news of Olympic torch relay The English-language China Daily newspaper described London’s upheaval in the streets as “disruptions by a few Tibetan separatists and their supporters.” In the first reports from Paris by the state-run Xinhua news agency, the journalist cited “technical difficulties” as the reason the torch was extinguished and carried [...] Protesters building steam in S.F. On the day before the Olympic torch was to be carried along the citys waterfront, hundreds of protesters took to the streets today to rally support for freedom in Tibet and to decry the Peoples Republic of China rule there. The roving demonstration moved from United Nations Plaza to City [...] Last week I posted an entry supporting a boycott of the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games. Thor Hushovd listened. Okay, maybe not to me, but the idea is taking hold amongst athletes. VeloNews | Hushovd considers opening ceremony boycott Crédit Agricole’s ace sprinter Thor Hushovd says he is prepared to boycott the opening ceremony [...] We all know that not only is this an election year, but it’s an Olympic year, with the 2008 Olympic Games being held in Beijing this upcoming August. With the recent crackdown by the Chinese government in Tibet, along with their ongoing support of the Sudanese government (which is contributing to the problems in Darfur), [...] So tonight is the Opening Ceremonies for this year’s Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. The games haven’t even started yet, and already there is a doping controversy, with the news that 12 cross-country skiers have been temporarily suspended for abnormally high hemoglobin and/or hematocrit numbers. Of course, these are not proof of doping, but [...] |
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